2009 House Bill 5386

Impose new tax on doctors

Introduced in the House

Sept. 17, 2009

Introduced by Rep. George Cushingberry (D-8)

To impose a 4 percent gross revenue tax on doctors. This would be a “Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) tax that is used by the state to collect more federal Medicaid matching funds.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

Oct. 6, 2009

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Substitute offered by Rep. George Cushingberry (D-8)

To change the proposed tax rate to 3 percent.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Phil Pavlov (R-81)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bills 4090, 4151, 4979 and 4980, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. Those bills would require citizenship and resident preferences in subsidies & tax breaks, repeal restrictions on local government service consolidations, and authorize “education mandate rollback contracts” with school districts.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Joseph Haveman (R-90)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5208, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 5208 would create an unemployment insurance fraud control fund to buy software that can detect and collect benefit overpayments.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Gail Haines (R-43)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bills 4898, 4151, 4902, 4909, 4988 and 4908, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. They would establish expedited environmental permit application processes, eenchmark state environmental regulation administration, regulate certain environmental-related plant inspections, limit state regulation promulgation authority, and require periodic review of state regulations.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kimberly Meltzer (R-33)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bills 4043, 4121, and 4150, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. They would all place the state’s “check register” on-line.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Marty Knollenberg (R-41)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4080, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4080 would end post-retirement health coverage for legislators.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Joseph Haveman (R-90)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5480, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 5480 would eliminate a scheduled increase in the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2006-SB-453">earned income tax credit</a>.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 52 (details)

To impose a 3 percent gross revenue tax on doctors. This would be a “Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) tax that is used by the state to increase the amount of federal Medicaid matching funds it collects.

Received in the Senate

Oct. 8, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Oct. 28, 2009

Motion by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R-33)

To discharge the bill from further consideration by the Committee on Health Policy (and advance it to an immediate final passage vote on the Senate floor).

The motion passed by voice vote

Failed in the Senate 4 to 32 (details)

To impose a 3 percent gross revenue tax on doctors. This would be a “Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) tax that is used by the state to increase the amount of federal Medicaid matching funds it collects.

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R-33)

To reconsider the vote by which the bill was defeated.

The motion failed 5 to 31 (details)